Rio de Janeiro side Flamengo tasted Brazilian Cup glory last night, as they defeated Atlético Paranaense by two goals to nil in the Maracanã. The home victory gave them a 3-1 aggregate win in the two-legged final, after a 1-1 draw was played out in Atlético PR’s Curitiba home just over a week ago. The defeat ended a fairy-tale cup run for Atlético PR, which has coincided with some excellent form in the Brazilian league. They […]
Full Name – Otávio Edmilson Da Silva Monteiro Born – 09/02/1995 – João Pessoa PB Postion – Attacking Midfielder Foot – Right Height – 5.7 (171cm) CLICK HERE FOR – STYLE OF PLAY – VIDEOS Otávio Edmilson Da Silva Monteiro, more commonly known as simply Otávio or occasionally Otávinho, is an attacking midfielder who currently plays for Porto Alegre side Internacional. Otávio began his career in the youth sides at International, where he was part of their U17 Copa FGF winning side, and […]
Cruzeiro were crowned champions of the 2013 Brasileirão tonight, as their nearest rivals Atlético Paranaense suffered defeat at the hands of Criciúma. This makes the result of their game away at Vitória irrelevant, but they are currently 1-0 up at the time of writing thanks to a goal from Willian. This is the third time they have won the title, with previous wins coming in 1966, and ten years ago in 2003. Cruzeiro stormed to the […]
Whilst Botafogo of Rio de Janeiro stumble around the top four of Série A having lead the league for much of the season, the Botafogo club based in João Pessoa in the north-eastern state of Paraíba, were crowned champions of Série D. In front of a crowd of 19,619 spectators at the Almeidão, Botafogo Futebol Clube da Paraíba overturned a 2-1 defeat in the first leg, and triumphed with a two goal win against their southern […]
Last night Brazil suffered another youth tournament heartbreak at the hands of Mexico, as they were beaten on penalties in the FIFA U17 World Cup quarter-final. Despite this disappointing loss, there are a few players who shone throughout the tournament for Brazil, and if they can learn from this defeat rather than be disheartened by it, the premature tournament exit could even be advantageous to them. The game against Mexico was Brazil’s first real test […]
Brazil U17’s journey in the UAE came to an end as they exited the FIFA U-17 World Cup, after losing on penalties to a well organised Mexico side. Brazil had much of the possession in the game but couldn’t break down a Mexico team who had their fair share of attacks on the counter, and troubled the Brazil goalkeeper more than any other team in the tournament so far. Brazil hadn’t been tested much in the competition […]
Brazil Under 17s advanced to the Quarter finals of the FIFA U17s World Cup, after defeating 10 man Russia by three goals to one in the first knock-out game. The game remained in the balance at 0-0 until Russia’s Dimitry Barinov was sent of on the 69th minute. This gave Brazil more space in which to unleash their attacking talent and claim the win. Mosquito opened the scoring just minutes after the sending off, as […]
Brazil Under 17s continued their dominance of group A, as they secured a convincing 3-0 victory over Honduras in their final group game in the FIFA U17 World Cup. Two goals from Boschilia in the first half gave Brazil a much deserved lead going in at half time, but the score-line could have been much worse for Honduras as the Brazilians boasted a possession statistic of 79%, and had several chances to add to their […]
Brazil defeated hosts UAE in the FIFA U17s World Cup, repeating the 6-1 score line from their first game against Slovakia. The first game belonged to Atlético Paranaense duo, Nathan and Mosquito, and whilst both players but in top performances in this second group A fixture, the real stars of the show were Boschilia of São Paulo, and Gabriel of Santos. Gabriel is one of the much hyped players in this Brazil youth side, and his […]
Brazil began their 2013 U-17s World Cup campaign with a convincing 6-1 win over Slovakia in group A, as Atlético Paranaense wonderkid Mosquito scored an impressive hat-trick. He was joined on the score-sheet by the imaginatively named Nathan, who scored two goals and also plays for Atlético PR, and Flamengo forward Caio Rangel. Mosquito, whose full name is Thiago Rodrigues da Silva, has been a mainstay of Brazil’s youth sides from a young age, and possesses a […]